Ethics Matters, Inc.

On November 28, the Circuit Court of Queen Anne's County in Civil Action No.C-17-CV-18-000161, reversed the findings of the County's Ethics Commission rendered in Decision 17-001 that held that James Hynson, Tonya Brown , and Laresse Cathey of the Queen Anne's County Housing Authority were in violation of the County Ethics Ordinance.  Earlier in the month, in an opinion issued November 11, 2018, The Maryland State Open Meetings Act Compliance Board found the Queen Anne's County Housing Authority violated multiple portions of the State's Open Meetings Act.